The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-20


know we'll enough that II ho had sci hi
mind on wife should have to get him
ono; MS for that huzzy In AllSinson's dry
goods store she would not do ut all %
any Of her kind.
| knew uIil, the streets arc full Oi
'um, pert. saucy. minxs, all airs and
graces, rhine stone and ribbons.
just MS l had about made up my mind
that should have to send him to Aus
tralia or Van Dicmcn's Land or some
other retreat where the young OF the
opposite sex lack the allurcmcnts of bo
som lliDs aud bnstles, little lady en-.
teredrhe car whose appearances exact
ly suited me.
] don't often look ut girls. Myri says
II Is scandclouus at my time OF life; but
on Peters account | broke through my
usual reserve and examined her some
what attentively,
She wasn't exactly handsome. bn,
clean and fresh looking, round and
rosy, and neatly dressed in some sort
of gray stuff. that made her look like a
plump lille pigeon.
She did not put on airs. or wear
jewelry; but she had the very sweetest
voice in The world.
| made sure of that, because she
stepped on my tcnderest corn, and oil
again with n lady-lkc apology.
She hurt me terribly. but there IL a
good deal of the stuff in me, cut OF
which martyrs are made, and when ]
saw how distressed she was, hid my
l.. n int "A I'M
/ do not think Myri would have APP.
proved of the bright little smile she
gave me at parting, | wasn't quite
easy in my own mind until | recall
the fact that my wife regarded me ms
and old fool.
That memory so hardened my heart
that I returned the pretty salutation
with a bow. which | battered m self
was not altogether patcrnaL
Myr was cross at supper time. and
Peter came to the table with Il towel
round b head; said ii ached from
overwork; noticed he fed well not
withstanding.
His mother seemed quite overcome,
but begged him not TO grow disc o'irag-
ed
Bows" said she, "whosc fathers
disinherit them upon the slightest prov
ocation, cannot too early make The ac-
quaintance of poverty and suffering.
Boys who can't stand ovcrworIi
should slun marriage rs they would an
AK handle" said l. aud, lindiug no
peace in the bosom of my own family.
/ left the house.
II was Myr's fault entirely, that !
was alone and unprotected upon tho
street, when happened TO meet my
pretty little car acquaintance.
She blushed and SIN led modeslly be-
fore she bowed. then, of course, re-
turned her salutaiion, aud rs she was
alone, offered to escort her home.
She accepted my offer with apparent
pleasure, and was glad TO discover
that she lived. up town in very arlsio-
cratic neighborhood.
On Peters account. | dcterm nod 10
follow up the acquaintance. and II all
things proved satisfactory, to procure
at once suitable. rs well as a charm
ing. daughtcr-in-law.
Although said nothing regarding
my plans to the lady herself she seem
ed perfectly willing TO further them in
every possible way.
Il was really surprising TO see how
often we happened to meet: ON the
street, in the horse-cars, even nj places
Of amusement.
This was particularly pleasant be-
cause Mvri absolutely refused to ac-
company me anywhere. She even
stayed at home from church, rather
than walk two squares beside me.
Indeed, me home life was daily be-
coming more and more turbulent,
Peter pined his mother sulkcd. and to
punish them said nothing of my rap
idly maturing plans
Rosabela became every day more
charming. and took great pleasure ~
her society. Ii is some consolation ior
a man whose wife regards him Ms u
brute and an imbccie, 10 know that
he is not altogether unattractive to the
opposite sex.
The undisguised admiration of \
very pretty young woman cannot iall
TO please any man; and when ON
cha nee meetings began almost imper'
ceptibly TO lose their acc dental char
acler. and a yawning perception OF m
own destinations grew upon me, J was
conscious of pleasure which u man
who posed an appreciative fe would
never have experienced.
knew. of course, that Myrl was ~
excellent woman. but when she called
me an Anticipated old nunb-skull. and
Miss Rosabella said that she regarded
me AS kind and iudcious friend. Il
was not to be wondered at, that hei
sentiments conceded with my owl
more nearly than did Myri's.
Peter at this time took ii upon him.
self 10 be more than usually trying.
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